KAPATIRAN Party Senatoriables

Our voters should put into serious consideration the candidacy of three members of the newly-formed KAPATIRAN Party. It wouldn't hurt if we consider voting for a new alternative. We all may be tired of politicking from the traditional politicians, and much more, we've already witnessed the disasters wrought by actors-turned premature politicians (I have nothing against artists turning to politics, but as mature citizens they should very much know their places.). Thus, we should try to look into these new breed of senatoriables (data taken from www.inquirer.net):

Dr. Martin (Dr. B) Bautista
Personal information:
Date of Birth: Sept. 22, 1962
Place of Birth: Quezon City
Civil Status: Married
Spouse: Sylvia Tan Bautista
No. of children: 4
Age: 44

Education
Tertiary: State University of New York (SUNY), Brooklyn Internship; SUNY, Residency in Internal Medicine; SUNY, Fellowship in General Internal Medicine; SUNY, Fellowship in Gastroenterology; University of the Philippines College of Medicine; UP, BS Zoology
Secondary: Ateneo de Manila
Primary: Ateneo de Manila

Profession/occupation:
Physician

Work experience
Staff Physician, Regional HealthCare Centers, Guymon, Oklahoma
Established the Specialty Clinics of St. Anne in Guymon, Oklahoma

Atty. Zosimo Jesus (Jess) Paredes II
Personal information:
Date of Birth: May 27, 1948
Place of Birth: Manila
Civil Status: Married
Spouse: Maria Olivia Errea Dela Merced Paredes
No. of children: 7
Age: 58

Education
Tertiary: Philippine Military Academy, 1971; Baguio Colleges Foundation College of Law, 1981

Profession/occupation:
Lawyer/government official

Work experience
Executive Director, Presidential Commission on the Visiting Forces Agreement, March 2004-January 2007
Legal Officer, Department of Foreign Affairs, 2003
Consultant, Department of National Defense & Department of Interior and Local Government
Assemblyman, Ifugao, Batasang Pambansa, 1984-1986
Undersecretary of the Office of Muslim Affairs and Cultural Communities, 1984-1986
Philippine Constabulary, 1971-1984

Atty. Adrian Sison
Personal information:
Date of Birth: March 2, 1956
Place of Birth: Manila
Civil Status: Married
Spouse: Margarita Dueñas Sison
No. of children: 2
Age: 51

Education
Tertiary: University of the Philippines College of Law, 1983; Ateneo de Manila University, Interdisciplinary Studies, 1977;
Secondary: Ateneo de Manila
Primary: Ateneo de Manila

Profession/occupation:
Lawyer, broadcaster

Work experience
Adrian Consulting Law Office, 2001 to present
Senior Associate, Misa Law Office, 1995-2001
Assistant vice president, ICC Telecommunications (now Bayantel), 1993-1995
Legal department manager, Associated Broadcasting Company, 1991-1993
Associate, Mario Ongkiko Law Office, 1990-1992
Legal Assistant, McManus Law Office (Australia), 1989
Chief of staff, Representative Tessie Aquino-Oreta, 1987-1988



We badly need new blood in the Senate. On the basis of educational and work background, I think these people are highly competitive and they deserve a slot at the Senate. We do not have much choice in this year's elections, anyway, so let us give these people a chance. Instead of a "Kamag-anak, Inc." Senate or a senate that looks more like a local channel sitcom, it is better to give your vote to people that would make the Senate look better to the rest of the world.